The Quakes are a three-piece band from Buffalo, New York, USA. The original members were Paul Roman [guitar and vocals], Rob Peltier [bass and vocals] and Dave "The Ace" Hoy [drums]. Unfortunately, Dave was killed in an automobile accident after the band's first trip to England and the drummer's spot has been a 'revolving door' since then. Both Chris Van Cleve and Brian Doran have had more than one opportunity to slap the skins for the Quakes since the loss of The Ace.

The Quakes have played all major psychobilly events in the late eighties and early ninties including The Klubfoot, The Big rumble and many others. In addition to touring all over Europe, The Quakes also did two full lenght tours of Japan. The Quakes have released six studio albums and a live album. The Quakes had a major label record deal with Sony/Japan.